Geology Research Paper Basic

A document containing important research information. Used to discover new skills at the research table.

Notes

The Geology Research Paper Basic is a foundational crafting ingredient used at the Research Table to discover new skills, such as mining-related specialties and advanced upgrades. It is produced through its own recipe and consumed to craft skill books and upgrade modules. Since a single skill book can generate unlimited skill scrolls, producing and selling these papers (or the resulting scrolls) is a reliable early-game income source for researchers specializing in geology.

Notes are AI-generated and may be imprecise.

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Ingredients

Ingredients for this recipe

Ingredient	Qty	Type
Rock	30	category

Byproducts (garbage)

Garbage byproducts of this recipe

Material	Qty / craft
Crushed Mixed Rock	≈ 2.4

Approximate — a category ingredient's salvage value depends on the item actually used.

Crafting waste collects in the station's garbage output and must be hauled away or recycled — see the Garbage & Recycling guide.

Crafting

Crafting stats

Labor	30 calories
Craft time	1 min
Throughput	≈ 60 Geology Research Paper Basic / hour (base)

Recycling & waste

• 0.2× Bio Residue
• 0.1× Garbage

The same salvage value leaks out as garbage when this item is consumed in crafting.

How garbage, sorting & recycling work

Total raw to craft this

Recompute for my setup

• 30× Rock (any)

Approximate — category ingredients and any production cycles are counted as raw.

Categories

• Basic Research
• Ingredient
• Product
• Research

Obtained from

• Geology Research Paper Basic

Used in

• Advanced Baking Skill Book
• Advanced Cooking Skill Book
• Advanced Masonry Skill Book
• Advanced Smelting Skill Book
• Composites Skill Book
• Cutting Edge Cooking Skill Book
• Electronics Skill Book
• Industry Skill Book
• Oil Drilling Skill Book

• Baking Skill Book
• Basic Engineering Skill Book
• Basic Upgrade
• Blacksmith Skill Book
• Butchery Skill Book
• Carpentry Skill Book
• Cooking Skill Book
• Farming Skill Book
• Fertilizers Skill Book
• Geology Research Paper Advanced
• Glassworking Skill Book
• Masonry Skill Book
• Mechanics Skill Book
• Milling Skill Book
• Painting Skill Book
• Paper Milling Skill Book
• Pottery Skill Book
• Recycling Skill Book
• Shipwright Skill Book
• Smelting Skill Book
• Tailoring Skill Book

See also

Agriculture Research Paper BasicCulinary Research Paper BasicDendrology Research Paper BasicGathering Research Paper BasicMetallurgy Research Paper Basic